ID
              0549
          Nationality
          American
              Occupation
          Painter
          Artist
              Summary
              Born at Arlington, WV; deafened at age 8; attended public schools through high school graduation; attended Adelphi University (NY) but withdrew after 2 years. Going into art as a career, took courses at the Rhode Island School of Design beginning in 1965; returned to college at the age of 46 (National Technical Institute for the Deaf) to complete his art degree, graduating 1993.
          References
              Deaf Artists in America, p.254-260.
          Dates
              20 October 1942-